Legal Opinion
Hughes Aircraft Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided September 29, 1988No. 426-73PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TURNER, Judge.
Hughes Aircraft Company, owner of U.S. Patent No. 3,758,051 (the Williams patent),1 *551claims entitlement to compensation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1498 by reason of the government’s alleged use of the patent in 108 spacecraft. Hughes seeks damages in excess of three billion dollars.
Hughes filed its complaint in 1973; since then a lengthy, complex and costly litigation has ensued at trial and appellate levels.2 In 1983, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the Williams patent was valid and infringed by 27 spacecraft and remanded the case to this…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Mingus Constructors, Inc. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
- Precision Instrument Manufacturing Co. v. Automotive Maintenance MacHinery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Aro Manufacturing Co. v. Convertible Top Replacement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Hol-Gar Manufacturing Corp. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1965
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Hughes Aircraft Company v. The United States, Defendant/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1996
- Hughes Aircraft Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1993
- Hughes Aircraft Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1994
- W & F Building Maintenance Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2003
- Massie v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1997
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